The Charming Ex-Wife

Chapter 575 He Drank The Soup She Left Behind

+5 Pearls

Josiah didn’t mince words with her either. “All right; as an exchange for teaching you, let’s have our late- night snack first.”

This condition was rather unique.

Lysander took the thermal jar and opened it. Immediately, she was greeted by the enticing aroma of chicken soup. To her surprise, it contained a bowl of creamy chicken noodle soup.

“You go ahead and speak. I’ll eat after I’ve heard you out.”

Josiah slightly lifted his chin and said, “You can eat while you listen.”

Lysander delicately placed the bowl, which was wrapped in a heat–protective layer, onto the writing desk. Then, she took out the cutlery and tasted a mouthful.

After consuming the creamy chicken noodle soup, her previously tense stomach had significantly relaxed.

The desk. cluttered with a computer and numerous files, was far from spacious. A large pile of documents were stacked on the side. Seeing that Lysander had already sorted them out, Josiah reached out to tidy them up, saying. “We need to tackle things one step at a time. I believe your immediate priority should be resolving the issue with the competitive tendering”

Lysander stared at the noodles in her bowl as she expressed her worries. “Right now, Thorne Constructions and Energies is barely maintaining a balance. The projects we’re undertaking hardly come from new clients. If this continues, once Howard’s reputation is exhausted and the old clients back out, things will undoubtedly become very difficult. Today, Mr. Cobb and the marketing department were certainly trying to intimidate me with their coordinated performance. The harsh truths they stated were hard to swallow. They are the only ones that know the problems at hand, yet none of them were willing to make changes. As such, I don’t hold much hope for the competitive tendering.”

Josiah only highlighted the most crucial part, saying. “They were also saying one thing and doing another when I took over Thorne Constructions and Energies‘ affairs.”

Initially, Lysander thought he hadn’t noticed, so she asked, “So, it’s not that you’re too busy juggling both sides, but you’re deliberately letting them be. Why is that?”

“The corporate environment is unlike what you’ve experienced in the hospital before. Their interests are not as aligned as they appear to be. The best strategy is to let them keep each other in check,” Josiah said in a casual tone.

In a flash, Lysander realized something. “It was you who created the cutthroat competition within the board of directors?”

“If you’re content with the status quo, you could let them be. Competition breeds motivation, so they’ll find a way to prepare their proposals. When the time comes, all you need to do is review the proposals submitted by both parties, take the best of each, and reassemble them,” Josiah admitted.

“If I’m going to do something. I’ll do it to the best of my ability,” Lysander stated.

Her pride remained as high as ever.

A glint of admiration flashed in Josiah’s eyes. After discussing with her the intricate relationships within

Theses Fuerimesions and Finarian

stentamia

1/3

88%

The Soup

the following

+5 Pearls

greatly. The senior employees, who had once made significant contributions to the company, are all full–time staff. They have grown accustomed to a relaxed work pace, so it is difficult for them to regain their previous motivation. The imbalance between cost and

of

until their retirement. However, the majority of the work still relied on promoting new hires whose salaries and benefits are in line with the market rates. Your allocation in the proposal exposed your unfamiliarity

majority of the executives of Thorne Constructions and

getting on your bad side, yet they

+

understand this shows that the previous files were not read in vain,” Josiah said, expressing his satisfaction.

and once

soup and

eyes shining with an astonishing brightness. “First, I’ll recheck all the data related to the competitive tendering process. Then, I can adjust the project team members. As for the other details, I can address

the rhythmic tapping of keys on a keyboard, punctuated now and then by

efficient that she took less than half the expected time to rectify the flawed plan provided

then have them. prepare the proposal. Making full preparation will not delay one’s job but quicken

plan, the previously silent Josiah glanced at the page she was reviewing and

most important aspect of leadership isn’t mastering every aspect of the business, but managing those who are experts in different areas. Today, I’ve learned another strategy, which is to let them balance each other out, compete fairly, and create a virtuous cycle. Their focus should

hint of tender satisfaction crossed Josiah’s eyes.

in competitive tendering. But before she could voice her question, she noticed the bowl he was holding

2/3

20

575 He Drank The Soup She Left Behind.

when Josiah had taken her

saw him leisurely sipping the soup that

asked, “Do you have any

88%

+5 Pearls

back two portions of late–night snacks when you returned?” Lysander replied with

the eye, a gesture so ordinary yet performed with such grace. It was only after he set down the bowl that he said in a light and indifferent voice, “I wasn’t really hungry initially, but seeing you enjoy your meal so much made me think that the soup must be quite good. It would be a shame to let it go cold and wasted, so I might as well finish it. Are you still hungry? Do

looked up and met Lysander’s